Polygyny in the nest-site limited acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae

Polygyny in the nest-site limited acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae

Polygyny is common in social insects despite inevitable decreases in nestmate relatedness and reductions to the inclusive fitness returns for cooperating non-reproductive individuals. We studied the prevalence and mode of polygyny in the African acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae. These ants compete i...

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Main Authors: Rubin, B. E. R. (Author), Anderson, R. M. (Contributor), Kennedy, D. (Author), Palmer, T. M. (Author), Stanton, M. L. (Author), Lovette, I. J. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, 2016-08-25T21:25:13Z.
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